São Paulo: Oscar returns, 19-year-old called up to face Fortaleza | OneFootball

São Paulo trained on the morning of this Wednesday (1) and is ready to face Fortaleza, starting at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) this Thursday (2), at Castelão, for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Coach Hernán Crespo led technical drills and finishing exercises, as well as a small-sided game.

The new additions to the squad for the trip are the midfielder Marcos Antônio and the playmaker Oscar.

Marcos Antônio is available again after experiencing discomfort in the right rectus femoris muscle, while Oscar is called up for the first time since July 19, when he suffered fractures in three lumbar vertebrae during the first half of the derby against Corinthians, at Morumbi, also in the Brasileirão.

The defender Isac, from the under-20 team, completes the list of new faces in the delegation. The 19-year-old arrived in Cotia this year, coming from Bragantino, and is included for the first time for a match with the main team.

Isac was called up due to the absence of players in his position: Arboleda (suspended for the third yellow card), Rafael Toloi (injury in the posterior region of the left thigh), and Ferraresi (injury in the left adductor), in addition to Alan Franco, who has a muscle overload in the anterior part of the right thigh and will remain in São Paulo for individualized activities.

The attacking midfielder Lucas, who participated in the team's last two matches after recovering from arthroscopy to remove fibrosis in the right knee, will also stay in the capital for specific training with an eye on Sunday's match against Palmeiras.

For the match in the Northeast, without defenders available, Crespo tested two tactical variations. In a more conservative approach, he kept three defenders, improvising the midfielder Negrucci in the sector (something he already tested in the derby against Santos). In the other, Pablo Maia took the field and the team played in a classic 4-4-2 formation.

The probable São Paulo team facing Ceará will be formed by Rafael; Negrucci (Pablo Maia), Isac (Luiz Gustavo), and Sabino; Cédric Soares, Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, Rodriguinho, and Enzo Díaz; Luciano and Ferreirinha (Dinenno).

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